Commentary for Avodah Zarah 63:11
ועורות לבובין: תנו רבנן איזהו עור לבוב כל שקרוע כנגד הלב וקדור כמין ארובה יש עליו קורט דם אסור
Skins pierced at the animal's heart: Our rabbis taught: What is a skin pierced at the heart? Any skin that is torn opposite the heart and is round like an aperture. If there is a drop of blood on it, it is forbidden, but if it has no such drop of blood it is permitted.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The mishnah taught that it is prohibited to derive benefit from skins pierced at the heart. It is assumed that such skins were part of idolatrous practice. This section defines precisely what this heart-pierced skin is.
The presence of the blood is necessary to determine whether the hole was made while the animal was alive. If the hole was made after its death, then there should be no blood and it is permitted. Unless the skin was salted in which case we can assume that the salt removed the blood.
The presence of the blood is necessary to determine whether the hole was made while the animal was alive. If the hole was made after its death, then there should be no blood and it is permitted. Unless the skin was salted in which case we can assume that the salt removed the blood.
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